How the Buddha Came to Japan: Animation, Replication, and the Life of an Indian Image
In this film, Punk Band original and (out)spoken word-artist Henry Rollins hunts down the assassin of his dreams with neuroscientist David Eagleman.
Michael de Havenon is an independent scholar specializing in sculpture produced in Southeast Asia before the ninth century. In this illustrated talk he looks at how the image of Vishnu shifted as it was carried along trade routes to the kingdoms of Southeast Asia.
Hinduism has long accepted additions—to its pantheon, philosophies, devotional practices—but it has never discarded its ancient traditions. As a result the religion reveals both dizzying diversity and strong strains of continuity. Joan Cummins seeks out the commonalities between seemingly disparate images of Hindu and Buddhist deities.
The Memorist
Sunday March 17, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
Price: $80.00
Member Price: $72.00
SOLD OUT
The stand-by list becomes available at the admissions desk exactly two (2) hours before the start of the program. You must be physically present to sign up on the list. Any available tickets will be released to the stand-by list, in order, beginning ten minutes before the start of the program. Each person can purchase up to two tickets. You must be physically present at the time your name is called or your place in line will be forfeited. Unfortunately, we are unable to predict how many tickets, if any, may become available.
Chairman's Circle members of the museum have first priority to purchase tickets for sold-out programs, should tickets become available. Please call 212.620.5000 ext. 344 to inquire about membership.
Presented in partnership with The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
US Memory Champion Nelson Dellis + cognitive psychologist Lila Davachi
The Museum as Memory Palace: Memory is another form of illusion but also a tool to navigate the construct of time. Test your ability to retain and recall information you learned in one hour with US Memory Champion Nelson Dellis. You will need an imagination and a keen sense of adventure, but you have to leave pencil, paper, smart phone, and other current aide-mémoires behind.
Do you want to be able to remember names at parties? Or where you last left your car keys? Or memorize The Waste Land? Attend this training by USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis who will convert the whole museum into a ‘memory palace’, a powerful mental device that the ancient Greeks employed to remember oratory as well as shopping lists. Employing exotic fragrances to help anchor your memorization, and magical illusions to test them, this will be unlike any other museum experience you have ever had.
Nelson Dellis will be in conversation with Prof. Lila Davachi, Associate Professor of Psychology Cognition & Perception, Center for Neural Science & Center for Brain Imaging at New York University.
NOTE: THIS EVENT LASTS 2.5 HOURS
About the Speakers
Nelson Dellis is the 2012 & 2011 USA Memory Champion and an Alzheimer's Disease activist. Inspired by his late grandmother who suffered from Alzheimer's, Nelson decided to take control of his own mind and strengthen his memory. Since then, he has grown to become the leading expert in memory improvement and training. He also climbs mountains around the world to raise funds and awareness for the disease through his charity, Climb For Memory. He will be attempting to climb Mt. Everest for a second time this spring, from the Tibetan side.
About Brainwave: Illusion
The Buddha said that everything is illusion. What did he mean by that? This sixth edition of Brainwave will enlist the aid of neuroscientists to help us understand how the perception of our world is shaped by the surprising adaptability of our brains. Brainwave includes talks, special film screenings followed by discussions, interactive workshops, and much more!
Presenting Sponsor of Brainwave 2013
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